Woman took her own life on I-25, police say

Fort Collins police say a 25-year-old woman took her own life by walking into traffic on Interstate 25 last Sunday evening.

A Colorado State Patrol trooper found the woman in front of a vehicle parked along I-25 at 9:44 p.m. Sunday.

While the officer was checking on a car parked along the southbound lanes of I-25 between Prospect and Harmony roads, he discovered the body of a woman who had apparently been struck and killed, CSP Trooper Nate Reid said Sunday night.

At approximately 10 p.m., a friend of the woman’s called Fort Collins police with information about a then-potential suicide. The woman had reportedly communicated with her friend that she was going to kill herself and intended on jumping in front of traffic on I-25, according to the news release from Fort Collins Police Services.

Fort Collins police say the driver of the vehicle that hit and killed the woman did not stop and might not have realized that she was hit.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact detective Heather Moore at (970) 221-6895 or Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at (970) 221-6868.

The Larimer County Coroner will determine the cause of death and identify the dead woman. It’s the policy of The Coloradoan to not name victims of suicide.